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Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Pittenweem, Fifeshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Waterloo New South Wales [2]

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Leyland, Lancashire, England [1]

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Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Middlesbrough North Yorkshire [1]

Midlothian [1]

Montreal [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Richmond, Yorkshire [1]

Silloth, Cumberland [1]

Silverton New South Wales [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [260]

Gunner [25]

Serjeant [15]

Sapper [14]

Driver [13]

Corporal [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Engineman [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Trimmer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Army Service Corps [27]

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

London Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Essex Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Scots [4]

City of London Yeomanry [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Service

British Army [375]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Royal Navy [31]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

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Contribution

Military Service [482]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [1]

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People [491] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Croydon, Surrey [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Pittenweem, Fifeshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Waterloo New South Wales [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berth, Ayrshire [1] Bletchingley, Surrey [1] Bromley [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carlisle, England [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cellardyke, Fifeshire [1] Claphill, Bedfordshire [1] Derby [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dundee, Forfar [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Folksworth, Huntingdonshire [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Hamilton [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Kaiapoi [1] Kingston [1] Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leicestershire [1] Leyland, Lancashire, England [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Middlesbrough North Yorkshire [1] Midlothian [1] Montreal [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Richmond, Yorkshire [1] Silloth, Cumberland [1] Silverton New South Wales [1] Stepney, London [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [260] Gunner [25] Serjeant [15] Sapper [14] Driver [13] Corporal [12] Lance Corporal [10] Acting Corporal [9] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Engineman [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Trimmer [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [27] Labour Corps [27] Royal Engineers [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] London Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Scottish Rifles [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Essex Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Scots Guards [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Scots [4] City of London Yeomanry [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Ayrshire Yeomanry [2] Border Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Service

British Army [375] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Royal Navy [31] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

P [491]

Contribution

Military Service [482] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [1]

William George Peat

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army G/438 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/438 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/438 Private The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Battalion

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Joseph Peat

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 34544 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 34544 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 34544 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery 115th Heavy Battery

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George Samuel Peat

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17461

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Harry Curtis Peat

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283215

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Reginald John Peat

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113782

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Arthur Peat

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22581

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Edward Peat

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264373

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Benjamin Ostle Peat

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286118

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Ronald Peat

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 36547 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 36547 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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Arthur Robert Peat

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5519 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Joseph Peat

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 251621 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Peat

Died 1918

British Army 7288 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7751 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 267215 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Peat

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 16757 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Austin Peat

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276141

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John Henry Peat

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401363

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William Herbert Peat

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313861

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Reginald Peat

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 202266 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Samuel J Peat

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 57798 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Thomas Peat

Born 1898

Died 1977

British Army 68766 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 42562 Private East Surrey Regiment

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John Peat

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283100

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